Now, Ranchi dealers form an association

The idea first took form in the The DQ Week IT Panchayat, which was held in
the city in March. Now four months down the line the community of computer
dealers in the city has finally decided to form an association with the target
of expanding its influence across the state. The association has been mooted
with a view to promote fraternity and unity among the channel community and
address grievances in a united form.

Speaking about the move, Vivek Singhania of Ranchi-based Computer India
Corporation said, “The idea to form an association sprang up after dealers in
the region realized the need to address problems in an equivocal manner. It will
not only enhance the performance of the market, but will also boost the
networking capacity of the region.”

Already, 42 members have voted for the association and have joined it. Titled
Jharkhand Computer Welfare Association (JCWA), dealers in the region have
already applied for the registration number.

“We have already applied for the registration certificate from the government
and are awaiting response. We hope that in one month's time the association will
formally be in place. For the time being, the association is restricted to
Ranchi only, but we plan on extending its reach to the entire state,” said,
Pawan Kumar of Computer Valley.

Although members of the association have not yet set up any guidelines or
formed any rule-book, Kumar clarified that new affiliation to the association
will require an equivocal consent of the existing members. Also, interim
portfolios have been created to facilitate coordination. Sushil Kumar of Micro
Computers has been appointed as the Interim President of the body while Ashish
Jha of Technocrat is the Interim Secretary and Abhishek Kumar of Microsys has
been appointed as the Interim Treasurer.

“For the time being, an interim body has been elected to facilitate the birth
of JCWA. Within three months of its formation, we will decide on the structure
and go in for elections,” Kumar said.

“We have invited dealers, distributors and the vendors in the region to join
us in this initiative. From the distribution space, Rashi Peripherals, Supertron,
Caltron and SES apart from Ingram Micro, Redington, Cyberstar and Compuage have
already joined us. Now, it is the turn of the vendors to associate themselves
with JCWA”, Kumar added.

In their endeavors to spread their reach across the state, members of the
association are hopeful of coordination with GITA, the Jamshedpur IT
association. Members in the association have opined that JCWA will work on a
cooperative model. They also claim that after the JCWA is legalized, it will be
sending invitations to dealers across the state, with an open invitation to GITA
to join hands for cooperation.